(04-12-2021, 08:34 PM)Bullseye Wrote: Tonight's Path to the Draft show raised the issue of the Jaguars providing the playbook to Trevor Lawrence. The discussion evolved into how the Jaguars would handle his development.
One of the talking heads said that they should give him things he likes to do, like get rid of the ball quickly.
Another guy (Charles Davis?) opined the Jaguars should work to get him a TE (though he incorrectly asserted Tyler Eifert was still on the team).
But Bucky Brooks offered the most interesting, and perhaps controversial theory. He stated that based on the history of Darrell bevell developing Russell Wilson, will start him off as a game manager, placing a heavy emphasis on the running game to not put too much on his shoulders too soon.
So what do you think? Should the Jaguars limit Trevor Lawrence to a game manager early on, or should they not be afraid to open things up from the jump?
I have a feeling I know how this quick poll would go, but I would love to read your responses to this.
I actually like the Brooks approach of making him a game manager early on.
Not only do I not want to risk overloading him early, I want the OL to be completely comfortable with the protections, and I want to give him help on the ground.
One thing I will say is that I have a lot more confidence in the psyche of TLaw than I did for Bortles or Gabbert. I think if we do throw him to the wolves, he will not wilt under the pressure.
Early on, we probably will see a lot less risk, at least until he is comfortable recognizing defenses, learning the plays enough to find an audible that counters, and can take advantage of a mismatch. We are fortunate to have a very capable RB in JRob, so I could see them leaning on him early while TLaw acclimates. It may just be a debate of semantics, but when I think "game manager", I think of dinks and dunks, and nothing but safe passes interspersed among a heavy dose of run game.
I don't see that being our offense. I think play action will be important, and Chuck D is right, we are going to need a reliable TE to make that work. We have outside guys capable of stretching and spreading the field, and a QB whose arm is not the limitation (as is usually the case with so-called game managers). The worst thing we could do is limit Tlaw - if he sees an opportunity, take it. Chuck it downfield once in a while. You don't force an artist to paint by number; we shouldn't be squeezing a developing talent into a constrained box for fear of him making an error.
That may be the most refreshing thing - I don't think a sack or sneaky interception is going to break Trevor. With the last few guys, that absolutely is what happened, and then we coached them right into those boxes. There may be a leash early, but it will have a very long leader.